Somalia’s National Communications Authority (NCA) has issued the country’s first spectrum licence to telecommunications provider, Hormuud Telecom. In a recent announcement of the licence, Hormuud won the rights to use frequency bands including 700 MHz, 800 MHz, 900 MHz, 1.8 GHz, 2.1 GHz, 2.3 GHz, 2.6 GHz, and 3.5 GHz. According to the announcement, spectrum...
According to DataReportal, 14.33 million people in Somalia were not using the Internet at the beginning of 2022. This low penetration rate can be attributed in particular to the insufficient Internet infrastructure in the country, among others. Vertiv, a British company specializing in the provision of digital infrastructure, has announced that it has built a...
Somalia-based operator Hormuud Telecom has attained a globally recognised mobile money certification from trade body the GSMA, an achievement that paves the way for the operator to contribute to Somalia’s stability and focus on key growth areas. Speaking to Developing Telecoms, chief executive Ahmed Mohamed Yusuf highlighted how Somalia has “come a long way” in...
Somalia’s largest telecommunications services provider, Hormuud Telecom, has announced plans to extend its 4G phone network across the country, and is aiming to provide nationwide coverage by 2023. Hormuud began expanding its 4G network capacity in 2015 in partnership with the Somalia Ministry of Telecommunications, who estimates that across the country, over 11.25 million Somalis...
One of Somalia’s largest telecommunications providers, Hormuud Telecoms has announced that it’s aiming to reach 100% of the Somali population with mobile money financial services. Telecommunications have grown substantially in Somalia over the past 10 years. With over 11 different providers now present in the market, the average costs of 1GB bundles have fallen to...
